The story of the wedding at Cana is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. It has been the basis of many sermons and numerous misinterpretations. In fact, there are so many good misinterpretations of the text, I am not sure which misinterpretation I like the best.

I recall hearing a sermon based on this text. The preacher said, “In Cana, everybody was having a good time at the wedding banquet. There was a lot of music and dancing. It was a hot day. People got thirsty. They ran out of wine. Everybody began to get sad. But Jesus didn’t want that to happen. Rather, he wanted a celebration. So voila! Jesus turned water into wine, and the party continued.”

“After all,” claimed the preacher, “Jesus loves a good party.”

Now that’s something most of us want to believe. It is good to think…